When people claim something is automatically right because a large number of people are saying it. You can have a scenario with a hundred idiots and all their mates vs 1 clever person on their own. The karma system on reddit is probably the most egregious implementation of this idea tbh since people blindly assume upvotes = 100% correct in all scenarios
Person A: that game has bad reviews so it must suck. All my mates said it suck so it must be true
Person B: have you played it yourself? Sounds like Ad Populum to me
Person A: huh?
Person B: have you played it yourself? Sounds like Ad Populum to me
Person A: huh?
by FreeSpeechWarrior May 15, 2024
Guy 7:I had to watch 300 ads to be able to breed an Epic Hoola in My Singing Monsters
Guy 8:damn, that's a lot of ad grinding
Guy 8:damn, that's a lot of ad grinding
by mc chiknce 69 March 01, 2023
when one has a bias against, feeling for, or fear of something without proper logical analyzation of the subject, whether it is an object, creature, person, etc. when this happens, one may generalize the subject to how they feel. if one has a bias against something, they may consider it to be wrong or immoral without properly reviewing if it is wrong or immoral. if one has a fear of something, they may consider it to be frightening without properly reviewing if it is harmful. the words "ad subiectum" are latin for "to the subject". a form of ad subiectum that already exists is ad hominem, which translates to "to the man", which is when one has a bias against a person, considering them to be wrong in their argument because of their character or personal attributes, without properly reviewing if their argument is valid or invalid.
"they were directly afraid of the dark. not because of what was in it, but rather because what was in the dark made them directly afraid of the dark, which is ad subiectum."
by jawballsdeeznutsyourmomhaha January 22, 2022
by RealBaggal November 24, 2016
1. She loves to bake
2. She can be a great friend but can also be your great enemy.
3. Though when you first meet her she can be scary, once you get to know her she will be the best friend you can ever have.
2. She can be a great friend but can also be your great enemy.
3. Though when you first meet her she can be scary, once you get to know her she will be the best friend you can ever have.
by PartyBitch1987 November 23, 2021
An equivalent of an ad hominem attack, where you attack the web resource in lieu of refuting the point made by the web resource
"You cannot escape answering the valid points raised by this site by indulging in an ad webinem attack!"
by Jaknap August 06, 2017
-Playing a game of League of Legends-
Xayah: "I'm on the flank, let's go underwear ad this guy"
Rakan: Spicy
Rammus: OK
Xayah: "I'm on the flank, let's go underwear ad this guy"
Rakan: Spicy
Rammus: OK
by For Rakan December 27, 2020